Harry Kane breaks England caps record as team beats Croatia 2-1

Captain Harry Kane celebrated his record-breaking 126th international appearance with a decisive penalty as England defeated Croatia 2-1 at Wembley on Thursday night. The hard-fought victory secured Thomas Tuchel's side a place in the UEFA Nations League quarter-finals scheduled for next March.

Chelsea forward Morgan Rogers opened the scoring for the hosts in the 24th minute after Manchester City defender Josko Gvardiol failed to clear Jude Bellingham’s cut-back cross. Kane then doubled the advantage from the penalty spot to surpass Peter Shilton’s long-standing national caps milestone.

Slaven Bilic’s Croatian side mounted late resistance but could not overturn the deficit in London. The result keeps England second in Group A3 behind European champions Spain, setting up a decisive encounter between the two continental heavyweights in Madrid this Sunday.

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